Do you have, or do you know somebody who has a dental bridge, or an implant placed in the mouth? Well we are the ones who design and fabricate dental restorations for those who are in need. As students of the Dental Laboratory and Dental Hygiene programs we decided to present through our research an in-depth analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of a three-unit bridge versus a single-tooth implant. Both forms of treatment are done in order to obtain esthetic and functional dental prosthesis that replace a single natural tooth when it is missing. The data for the analysis comes from eight different dental studies in this matter, but most importantly it is based on the instruction and guidance of our experienced and knowledgeable Professors Laura Andreescu CDT, Anthony Sena CDT, and Daniel Alter CDT/MDT. The findings of the research reflect that although both are viable treatment alternatives, the implant restoration has definite advantages. It is esthetic and functional with a long-term predictability. Besides, it is the ideal treatment for a single-tooth replacement in a pristine dentition.
This project analyzes the pros and cons of the health care system in two American States, New Mexico and Hawaii. We hope to accomplish by comparing the best state that provides health care, which at this time, is Hawaii. To the state with a lower than average health care system, which is New Mexico. We then analyzed what Hawaii has done to be able to provide excellent healthcare for most, if not all, of its population. Hopefully, by bringing some of Hawaii’s techniques to New Mexico these methods could then be implemented, and this would help increase the coverage and quality of New Mexico’s health care system for its population.
In the year 2019, there were severe floods happened in Malawi that lasted from January to March. Response teams had used historical data and drones to track the footprints of the flood to provide necessary aid to the targeted regions. However, due to human error and battery issues of the drones, there might be some of the flooding areas were being ignored. The purpose of our project was to investigate satellite data to see if it can better direct humanitarian aid than drones. Specifically, we would generate flood maps using satellite imaging radar data from the program called SNAP and QGIS.
The Schmidt Hammer is one method of Non-Destructive Testing which determines surface strength of concrete in the field. To test the accuracy of the Schmidt Hammer we used concrete samples with unknown compressive strengths and compared them with laboratory testing results. We first tested the samples using the Schmidt hammer by obtaining an average rebound strength and analyzing the corresponding compressive strength. Next we used an unconfined compression machine to create a load on the samples until max compressive strength was reached and the samples failed. We are currently in the process of verification and validation of our results. Please look forward to our summer presentation.
.Methane is a substance that comes from the degradation of biological materials. Landfills that contain a large quantity of municipal solid waste of heterogeneous properties are liable to the build up of methane. This build up can have drastic effects on the environment including greenhouse gas emissions and methane-water contamination which are hazardous to human health. The United State’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is monitoring the situation and many projects have sprung up to utilize methane in a multitude of ways. The IUSE team under Dr. Masato Nakamura guidance, investigates the activities of methane gas’ utilizations across New York state.
Hello! I am Anny Baez Silfa,an upper sophomore in the Computer Engineering of Technology Department. Technology has always caught my attention, as well as how a machine works and what it’s made of. This interest has led me to get involved in projects. Currently, I have been updating an ongoing project “Roboqueen” belonging to the same department. This project consists of a full-body interactive robotic mannequin made of cardboard slices and an aluminum frame. Due to the ongoing concern of the cardboard body getting damaged, I decided to change the outer structure into 3D printed parts starting with the hands. Furthermore, there have also been other developments in improving “Roboqueen” that include implementing Artificial Intelligence Voice that will allow for communication with the robot in a more humanoid manner.
Open lab is a resource offered by the Radiology Departmentt to help students improve their verbal and technical skills. It is a required commitment for most the program duration. Surveys were administered to the junior year students out at specific times to gauge how the students utilized the open lab and whether or not the extra lab time was helpful, among other indicators such as personal factors and lab time availability. Data analyses indicates open lab is helpful in helping students but at times is stressful to complete necessary requirements. As the semester progresses, other commitment impact student attendance of open lab. The next steps are to continue surveying the rad tech students as they enter their senior and correlate the usage for the entire program. Further analysis will include how the senior students use open lab and grade correlation.
Each year millions of people sustain a mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI), yet the exact damage it has on the brain is a mystery. The objective of this work is to construct a model to explain the potential cause of sleep disturbances as a result of mTBI, which is one of the most
complaints among mTBI patients and has contributed to prolong recovery and worsen of other secondary damages. We have reviewed over 50 published works containing related keywords. Our hypothesis is mTBI causes altered cerebrospinal fluid flow in the third ventricle inducing mechanical and function damages to the pineal gland that is responsible for sleep disturbances.
Our project is focused on promoting the services available at NYCCT’s dental hygiene clinic and bringing the awareness of the low-cost dental hygiene services to our students and community. Our research is separated in two phases. Phase I included the initial information collected at the recruitment of the participants at the Voorhees building. Post-treatment or Phase II, included a specifically designed patient questionnaire. As a quantitative research design, the data was analyzed using Microsoft Excel for both phases of the research. The results reveal that architect and design major students at are unaware of the dental hygiene clinic existence and the benefits of no-cost dental care. Phase II data suggests that patients do not follow appropriate daily oral hygiene practice. Therefore, most of the participants had moderate tartar and plaque build-up, and signs of gum disease. In conclusion, the knowledge of preventive dental care significantly increased and sparked an interest in maintaining good oral health with biannual dental hygiene visits. We aim to raise the awareness of low-cost dental hygiene care available at NYCCT’s dental hygiene clinic, improve the dental health of our students and community by providing high-quality dental hygiene care.
The purpose of a RGB LED bracelet reminder device is to help people who suffer with Alzheimer’s remember to complete their daily tasks in an easier way. For example, if the user needs to take their medication at 9pm the bracelet will light up red at 9pm. After connecting the LCD display and RGB LED to the Arduino the programming code was uploaded to the device producing the following result. When the LCD display reaches to 8am it will cause the blue LED to light up. However, if it reaches to 9pm the red LED lights up. Lastly, if the time reaches to 10pm the green LED lights up. For certain tasks, the user set up a certain time to that specific color arrangement that will symbolize that color for that task. The next steps that will be taken are for the user to make custom reminders instead of setting them in the code it will be set in a app.
